Washing machine



Sept. 28,1926. 1,601,091

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Sept. 28 1926. KEQLQQE B. B. WAYLAND WASHING MACHINE Filed om. 12, 1925 2 sheets-sheet 2 Patented Sept. 28, 1926.

I BENJAMIN BRYAN WAYLAND, OF PORTLAND, OREGON.

WASHING MACHINE.

Appllcation fllcd October 12, 1925. Serial No. 62,018.-

This invention relates to washing machines, one of the objects being to provide a means whereby the fabrics contamed in a machine can be subjected to the action-of a 5 plurality of jets of cleansing fluid directed thereagainst from opposite directions alter-- nately.

A. further object is to provlde simple and efiicientmeans for setting up the flow of cleansin fluid in the machine.

A stil further object is to provide a machine of this character which does not require the use of any moving parts liable to tear. or otherwise injure the fabrics.

A still further object is to provide a machine which can be easily cleaned, is formed of rlelatively few parts, and canbe actuated eas1 With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the-combinationand arrangement of parts and in the details. of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood" that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings, the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings,

Figure 1 is a central vertical section through a washing machine embodying the present improvements.

Figure 2 is a view partly in-elevation and partly in section of the pistons forming a part thereof. 7

. Figure 3 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation of a portion of a niodified form of cover for the machine.

Figure 4 is a section on line 44 Figure 1.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a tub preferably cylindrical and mounted on suitable supports 2. Mounted on the bottom of the tub is a substantially conical spraying head 3 having a central opening about which is arranged an upstandin tubular core or cylinder 4. The upper en of this cylinder projects'into an opening 5 formed in the apex portion of an inverted conical spraying head 6. This head is fitted snugly within the upper por-.

the annular space 9 provided between the heads and around the cylinder 4 is designed to receive the fabrics to be cleaned.

A piston 10 ismounted for reciprocation within the cylinder 4 and has .a rod 11 connected by a piston 12 to the crank 13 of a drive shaft 14. 'This shaft can be journaled between the supports 2 and, in the structure illustrated is provided with a pulley 15 whereby it can be driven by the use of a belt or the like. The piston rod 11 is slidable in a suitable bearing 16 provided therefor in the bottom of the tub.

Formed within the piston 10 are ports 17 and each port is normally closed by a valve 18 The valve is held to its seat by a spring 19'which bears against a bracket 20 mounted on thepiston. The two valves are oppositely disposed so that when the piston is moving in one direction one of the valves will open under the pressure exerted thereagainst whereas when the piston is moved in the opposite direction the other valve will open.

In using the machine the cover 7 with the head 6 is removed and the fabrics to be' cleaned are placed within the space 9. The cleansing fluid is also placed'in the tub so as 8 so as to be directed in small jets down wardly onto the fabrics. The impact of the jets of cleansing fluid against the fabrics will result in the rapid cleansing thereof and as the piston is reciprocated in its cylinder 4 a rapid back and forth flow of the fluid is set up.

Instead of providing the cover 7 with a conical head 6 as shown in Figure 1 a. cover 21'such as shown in Figure 3 may be used. This cover has a depending cylinder 22 formed with apertures 23 and adapted to project into or fit against the cylinder 4. Consequently during the upstroke of the pistons the water will not be projected downto partly fill it. The cover 7 is then replaced.

wardly in jets but will be projected radially through the openings 23.

hat is claimed is:

1. In a Washing machine the combination with a tub, and a removable cover thereon, of a conical apertured head upon the bottom of the tub, a cylinder upstanding from the center of the head and communicating there- With, an apertured head carried by the cover and communicating with the upper end of the cylinder, a piston mounted for reciprocation in the cylinder, and means for actuating the cylinder.

2. In a washing machine the combination with a tub, and a removable cover thereon,

of a conical aperturecl head upon the bottom of the tub, a cylinder upstanding from the center of the head and communicating therewith, an apertured head carried by the cover and communicating with the upper end of the cylinder, a piston mounted for reciprocation in the cylinder, means for actuating the cylinder, and valves carried by the piston and adapted to open under ressure during successive strokes of the piston respectively.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflii ed my signature.

BEN BRYAN YVAYLAND. 

